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  • C Colin Angus Mackay

    The problem I have with the joke - and I don't mean to over analyse - is that the wife seems quite caring and supportive. The comparison of married life to a jail sentence seems to be invalid in this case. Now, if the wife came down stairs and started castigating him for sitting crying in the middle of the night and not being manly enough then it might be a better comparison.


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    Pete OHanlon
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    Ah - the joy of the over-analysed joke:-D.

    the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
    Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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      A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was not in bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee. "What's the matter, dear?" she whispers as she steps into the room. "Why are you down here at this time of night?" The husband looks up from his coffee, "Do you remember 10 years ago When we were dating, and you were only 16?" he asks solemnly. "Yes I do" she replies. The husband pauses; the words were not coming easily. "Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car.............?" "Yes, I remember" said the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him. The husband continued.. "Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in my face and said, ' Either you marry my daughter, or I'll send you to jail for 10 years?". migh says: "I remember that too" she replied softly. He wiped another tear from his cheek and said, "I would have been released today".

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      Pete OHanlon
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      Marriage. Not a word. A sentence.

      the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
      Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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        Marriage. Not a word. A sentence.

        the last thing I want to see is some pasty-faced geek with skin so pale that it's almost translucent trying to bump parts with a partner - John Simmons / outlaw programmer
        Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

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        Nirosh
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        But I thought it is an essay

        L.W.C. Nirosh. Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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          A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was not in bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee. "What's the matter, dear?" she whispers as she steps into the room. "Why are you down here at this time of night?" The husband looks up from his coffee, "Do you remember 10 years ago When we were dating, and you were only 16?" he asks solemnly. "Yes I do" she replies. The husband pauses; the words were not coming easily. "Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car.............?" "Yes, I remember" said the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him. The husband continued.. "Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in my face and said, ' Either you marry my daughter, or I'll send you to jail for 10 years?". migh says: "I remember that too" she replied softly. He wiped another tear from his cheek and said, "I would have been released today".

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          ednrgc
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          Oldie, but a classic. :laugh:

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          • C Colin Angus Mackay

            The problem I have with the joke - and I don't mean to over analyse - is that the wife seems quite caring and supportive. The comparison of married life to a jail sentence seems to be invalid in this case. Now, if the wife came down stairs and started castigating him for sitting crying in the middle of the night and not being manly enough then it might be a better comparison.


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            Bradml
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            Here, I'll fix the problem for you: Re-read the joke except every time the wife says something, pretend she has the voice of golem.


            Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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              But I thought it is an essay

              L.W.C. Nirosh. Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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              Bradml
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              Probably why most of us failed...


              Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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              • C Colin Angus Mackay

                The problem I have with the joke - and I don't mean to over analyse - is that the wife seems quite caring and supportive. The comparison of married life to a jail sentence seems to be invalid in this case. Now, if the wife came down stairs and started castigating him for sitting crying in the middle of the night and not being manly enough then it might be a better comparison.


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                ednrgc
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                Colin Angus Mackay wrote:

                The problem I have with the joke - and I don't mean to over analyse - is that the wife seems quite caring and supportive. The comparison of married life to a jail sentence seems to be invalid in this case. Now, if the wife came down stairs and started castigating him for sitting crying in the middle of the night and not being manly enough then it might be a better comparison.

                ...and your wife is over your shoulder while you were typing this. :laugh::laugh:

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                  I didn't know it is an old one. It is the first time i read it:confused::confused:

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                  J4amieC
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                  Newsflash... a joke can be old AND you might not have heard it.

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                    Colin Angus Mackay wrote:

                    The problem I have with the joke - and I don't mean to over analyse - is that the wife seems quite caring and supportive. The comparison of married life to a jail sentence seems to be invalid in this case. Now, if the wife came down stairs and started castigating him for sitting crying in the middle of the night and not being manly enough then it might be a better comparison.

                    ...and your wife is over your shoulder while you were typing this. :laugh::laugh:

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                    Colin Angus Mackay
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                    ednrgc wrote:

                    ...and your wife is over your shoulder while you were typing this.

                    My Ex and I split up in July, 2003. I've never been happier. If she ever needs to communicate with me, she knows who my solicitor is.


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                    • C Colin Angus Mackay

                      ednrgc wrote:

                      ...and your wife is over your shoulder while you were typing this.

                      My Ex and I split up in July, 2003. I've never been happier. If she ever needs to communicate with me, she knows who my solicitor is.


                      Upcoming events: * Glasgow Geek Dinner (5th March) * Glasgow: Tell us what you want to see in 2007 My: Website | Blog | Photos

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                      ednrgc
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                      Actually, I liked your HP reference in the original edit. :laugh:

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                      • E ednrgc

                        Actually, I liked your HP reference in the original edit. :laugh:

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                        Colin Angus Mackay
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                        Well, since my finances were ripped apart by the split, putting me £25K in debt (I had to buy out her half of the house even although she never paid any of the mortgage and I took on her credit card debt*) by the end of it, I thought it better to remove the reference lest it cost me more. * Actually that was partly my own stupid fault for making her a second card holder on my account. Since the settlement demanded she only repay £4K of it, I was lumped with the rest


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                        • C Colin Angus Mackay

                          Well, since my finances were ripped apart by the split, putting me £25K in debt (I had to buy out her half of the house even although she never paid any of the mortgage and I took on her credit card debt*) by the end of it, I thought it better to remove the reference lest it cost me more. * Actually that was partly my own stupid fault for making her a second card holder on my account. Since the settlement demanded she only repay £4K of it, I was lumped with the rest


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                          ednrgc
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                          :laugh: It's a scary thought that your ex would check this board for negative references. :omg:

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                          • C Colin Angus Mackay

                            The problem I have with the joke - and I don't mean to over analyse - is that the wife seems quite caring and supportive. The comparison of married life to a jail sentence seems to be invalid in this case. Now, if the wife came down stairs and started castigating him for sitting crying in the middle of the night and not being manly enough then it might be a better comparison.


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                            The ugly thing about jail is not someone caring about you, but loss of control. Just saying.


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                            • C Colin Angus Mackay

                              The problem I have with the joke - and I don't mean to over analyse - is that the wife seems quite caring and supportive. The comparison of married life to a jail sentence seems to be invalid in this case. Now, if the wife came down stairs and started castigating him for sitting crying in the middle of the night and not being manly enough then it might be a better comparison.


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                              Brady Kelly
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                              One should never analyze a joke.

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                                Probably why most of us failed...


                                Brad Australian - Christian Graus on "Best books for VBscript" A big thick one, so you can whack yourself on the head with it.

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                                El Corazon
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                                Bradml wrote:

                                Probably why most of us failed...

                                and some of us twice! :doh:

                                _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                                  Bradml wrote:

                                  Probably why most of us failed...

                                  and some of us twice! :doh:

                                  _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                                  S Douglas
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                                  Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:

                                  some of us twice

                                  Going for that whole third times a charm, eh? :rolleyes:


                                  I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:

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                                    Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:

                                    some of us twice

                                    Going for that whole third times a charm, eh? :rolleyes:


                                    I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:

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                                    El Corazon
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                                    S Douglas wrote:

                                    Going for that whole third times a charm, eh?

                                    well... there is always three strikes and you are out... yours sounds better. :rolleyes:

                                    _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                                      S Douglas wrote:

                                      Going for that whole third times a charm, eh?

                                      well... there is always three strikes and you are out... yours sounds better. :rolleyes:

                                      _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                                      S Douglas
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                                      Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:

                                      there is always three strikes and you are out

                                      Think positively, the world is has enough negativity for a dozen lifetimes (I realize that’s slightly counterintuitive but don’t put to much thought into it).


                                      I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:

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                                        Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:

                                        there is always three strikes and you are out

                                        Think positively, the world is has enough negativity for a dozen lifetimes (I realize that’s slightly counterintuitive but don’t put to much thought into it).


                                        I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:

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                                        El Corazon
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                                        S Douglas wrote:

                                        Think positively, the world is has enough negativity for a dozen lifetimes

                                        I was joking. :) Jeremy and I already carried on the sports thing all the way through many sports the other day. I ended up on the fact I am an old Tennis player (I haven't picked up a racket in two decades though): Tennis is a romantic sport, even when you have nothing, you have "love". don't forget that three strikes in bowling is a VERY good thing. :-D Plus my new girlfriend is nothing like my exes.

                                        _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                                          S Douglas wrote:

                                          Think positively, the world is has enough negativity for a dozen lifetimes

                                          I was joking. :) Jeremy and I already carried on the sports thing all the way through many sports the other day. I ended up on the fact I am an old Tennis player (I haven't picked up a racket in two decades though): Tennis is a romantic sport, even when you have nothing, you have "love". don't forget that three strikes in bowling is a VERY good thing. :-D Plus my new girlfriend is nothing like my exes.

                                          _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                                          Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:

                                          I was joking.

                                          As was I, I just failed to put the little :) in there.

                                          Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:

                                          Plus my new girlfriend is nothing like my exes

                                          It's always good in the beginning, a year from now it when it really starts to count. :)


                                          I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:

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